Where does “dinnerwards” come from?

dinnerwards (English) comes from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.

dinnerwards (English): Towards dinner

Definitions

  1. Towards dinner

Ancestry of “dinnerwards”, step by step

dinnerwards traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dinner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdinnerA midday meal; The main meal of the day, often...
2Middle Englishdynerlunch second meal of the day, eaten in the late morning
3Old Frenchdisnerto dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner
4Vulgar Latindisiuno
5Latindisieiūnāre
6Latiniēiūnōto fast
7Latiniēiūnusfasting, abstinent, hungry
8Latiniaiūnus
9Proto-Italicjagjūnos
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

via English wards

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwardsplural of ward; Third-person singular simple...
2EnglishwardA warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;...
3Middle Englishwardward, keeping
4Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
5Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
6Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
7Proto-Germanicahazear
8Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
9Proto-Balticanśtas
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-